² And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and ^(A)debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and ^(B)some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to ^(C)the apostles and the elders about this question.

^4 (A)When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and ^(B)the apostles and the elders, and ^(C)they declared all that God had done with them.

^6 (A)The ^(B)apostles and the elders were gathered together to consider this matter.

The Council's Letter to Gentile Believers

²² Then it seemed good to ^(A)the apostles and the elders, with the whole church, to choose men from among them and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called ^(B)Barsabbas, and ^(C)Silas, leading men among ^(D)the brothers, ²³ with the following letter: ^(E)“The brothers, both ^(F)the apostles and the elders, to the brothers^[a] who are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia, ^(G)greetings.

²⁵ it has seemed good to us, having come ^(A)to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our ^(B)beloved Barnabas and Paul,